Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Oorah's annual "Oorahthon", streamed live this past Motzaei Shabbos on Oorahauction.org and on radio stations throughout the country was filled with exciting entertainment, joyous celebrations, exclusive interviews, and 50 amazing prize-winner announcements lasting six hours straight!

Freddy Friedman Loves to Call the Auction Winners - Watch as the Oorahathon show-hosts call the winner of "6 Tickets to Israel" live on air!

What are the Five Boroughs of NY? - Fiveish Hour on Oorahthon 2017 - Fiveish asks a fan what the five boroughs of NY are.

The Complete Fiveish Hour - The complete 2017 Fiveish hour from Oorah's annual radio-thon. Fiveish has kids of all ages from all over the world call in to answer some of Fiveish's trivia questions in order to win some great prizes!

Oorahthon Show-Hosts Break Their Teeth to Notify an Israeli Winner! - When the winner of $18,000 was chosen at Oorah's annual Auction prize drawings, the hosts at the "Oorahthon" radio show [where they call the winners live on air to notify them of their win] knew immediately that they were going to be in for a challenge. The winner was an Israel-native and did not speak any English, while the show-hosts were barely knowledgeable in Hebrew. The show-hosts took the challenge and placed the call, and the outcome was hilarious!

Grandmother of Boy with Down's Syndrome Calls Fiveish at the Oorahthon - Fiveish gets an unexpected call during the "Fiveish hour" at Oorah's annual live "Oorahthoon" radio show. Fiveish was taking calls from kids who were calling to win some exciting prizes by answering the "Fiveish Trivia", when suddenly an unexpected call came in. A Grandmother of a child with Down's Syndrome called in, saying that her grandson loves Fiveish, and would be delighted to win some of the Fiveish paraphernalia that were being given out. She said her 5-year-old grandson is always talking about Oorah's famous mascot and dancing to his tunes.
Fiveish graciously allowed her to answer the Trivia questions, and "Bubby" was able to bring home some exciting paraphernalia for her excited grandson!

The "Rechnitz Prize" - The hosts decide to make a special prize donation from Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz. Watch what prize Rabbi Rechnitz "donated" to this year's Oorahthon, and listen to the reaction of the "lucky winner".

Winner of Minivan Is Woken up in Middle of the Night - Watch as the Oorahathon show-hosts call the winner of "2017 Grand Caravan" to tell him the great news!

"Go for Gold" Auction Prize Winner Called Live on Air! - The Oorahthon show-hosts are having a bit too much fun as they call the Auction prize winners live on air...

Mayor Isaac Ackerman Makes the Hardest Decision of His Life - Oorah's "Shark Tank" Part 1 - Watch the interesting "Shark Tank" program - (Oorah's edition) in which the heads of Oorah's various programs got to debate each other over who's program will benefit from the money pledged by a donor. In this segment, Lakewood Township Committeeman, Rabbi Isaac Ackerman was the one put on the spot to decide which of those fantastic Oorah programs he will donate to.

Rabbi Tzadok Katz Knows Where His Money Is Going - Oorah's "Shark Tank" Segment 2 - Watch the interesting "Shark Tank" program - (Oorah's edition) in which the heads of Oorah's various programs got to debate each other over who's program will benefit from the money pledged by a donor. In this segment, noted Shadchan (Matchmaker), Rabbi Tzadok Katz uses Gemara (Talmud) to back his response as he was put on the spot to decide which of those fantastic Oorah programs he will donate to.